Oversensitiveness of proximity sensor? - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I don't know if it is the proximity sensor or not, but when I go outside my screen just turns off. Whether its in the boot animation or android fully loaded, it just turns off everytime I'm outside. Like the phone is oversensitive to daylight or something. Running cm7 latest nightly and I have tried other nightlies but same issue. Any ideas?
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It's not the proximity sensor. Proximity sensor only works when the phone is in call.
You might have meant light sensor, but it can't turn off the screen.

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proximity sensor red light

hello
my sgs2 have a problem he brings a light by my camera the proximity sensor.
and he brings red light what is this is this a wetness warning or what?
my olde sgs2 hes in the water falls. and i have a new sgs2. only he gives to red light in the sensor and he was wet.
is that the problem or what?
Ehh.. What?
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My sensor gives red light the proximity sensor. Sorry for my english. Id this normal?
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He is saying his proximity sensor is red. Mine is red too. I think its normal. I can only see it when its dark though
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Yep, very weak red light is normal. That's because it rather bright near infrared light.
Okay i can see i call and sometime when my phone is in standby have anyone this problem?
And when i test the sensor with AndroSensor than can i see rhe redlight. Some people says on a forum that the sensor cans see of the phone wet is with water...
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rvosde1993 said:
hello
my sgs2 have a problem he brings a light by my camera the proximity sensor.
and he brings red light what is this is this a wetness warning or what?
my olde sgs2 hes in the water falls. and i have a new sgs2. only he gives to red light in the sensor and he was wet.
is that the problem or what?
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when you are making call or sensor is activated somehow it' became red.
thats normal. dont panic.
It has nothing to do with water.
Okay. I will thank our now i can good sleep have a nice night or day!
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My proximity sensor will lit up the red light whenever I open up TalkBox app, I don't understand why as that app doesn't even use proximity sensor, maybe a bug or coding error in the program.
xsaintzx said:
My proximity sensor will lit up the red light whenever I open up TalkBox app, I don't understand why as that app doesn't even use proximity sensor, maybe a bug or coding error in the program.
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Most probably .. contact the maker ..
rvosde1993 said:
hello
my sgs2 have a problem he brings a light by my camera the proximity sensor.
and he brings red light what is this is this a wetness warning or what?
my olde sgs2 hes in the water falls. and i have a new sgs2. only he gives to red light in the sensor and he was wet.
is that the problem or what?
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i guess its a wetness sensor.. as i just experienced this issue some time back...
i had just taken a bath n my cell starting ringing, i went ahead n received the call without drying myself. As soon as i ended the call my screen went off, there was this red light coming out of one of the sensors, and the phone wasn't even switching on. I had to remove the batteries and place them back after which it started like normal.
xsaintzx said:
My proximity sensor will lit up the red light whenever I open up TalkBox app, I don't understand why as that app doesn't even use proximity sensor, maybe a bug or coding error in the program.
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Talkbox uses the proximity sensor to determine how you are listening to your messages. If you hold the phone up to your ear then it will play the message through the earpiece. If you hold it away from your face then it will use the speaker.
karakemal said:
when you are making call or sensor is activated somehow it' became red.
thats normal. dont panic.
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thx bro. i almost freaked out wen it happened again. and then i noticed that it only turns red wen m making a call ^_^
I have a problem with my proximity sensor too...
whenever im playing games/smsing/browsing with the phone...pretty much anything...
the red light is up...the only time its off is when lock...i used lcd test...it works fine(except ppl's proximity is 'null'...mine was '0')...anyone had this type of problem?
thx...=)
xWishx said:
I have a problem with my proximity sensor too...
whenever im playing games/smsing/browsing with the phone...pretty much anything...
the red light is up...the only time its off is when lock...i used lcd test...it works fine(except ppl's proximity is 'null'...mine was '0')...anyone had this type of problem?
thx...=)
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null = 0 -.-
then any idea why is my proximity sensor light always on?i don think its normal...=)
xWishx said:
then any idea why is my proximity sensor light always on?i don think its normal...=)
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It may be a bug or something... Did you try updating your phone, or flashing a new stock/custom ROM to see if the problem remains ?
Proximity sensor which is located beside the front facing camera will always be activated whenever you're in a call. It's slightly red in colour, and more noticable in a dark room. To see the proximity sensor in action you can go to the phone dialer and key in *#0*# and it will bring up the LCD test. Select sensor and you can see the red light of the proximity sensor being lit up. Hover your finger or an object over the proximity sensor (need not to be covering the sensor) and the phone will vibrate and so will the background change to green.
SGS-II said:
Proximity sensor which is located beside the front facing camera will always be activated whenever you're in a call. It's slightly red in colour, and more noticable in a dark room. To see the proximity sensor in action you can go to the phone dialer and key in *#0*# and it will bring up the LCD test. Select sensor and you can see the red light of the proximity sensor being lit up. Hover your finger or an object over the proximity sensor (need not to be covering the sensor) and the phone will vibrate and so will the background change to green.
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Lol at you... Did you even bother reading the first page of the thread ? Guess not, since you're just repeating what we already told the guy

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